"517998.0"^^ . "159.0"^^ . . . . . "6.81e+07"^^ . "Monroe is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 19,479 at the 2010 census.Like many of its neighbors, Monroe is largely considered a bedroom community of New York City and Stamford. Monroe's neighbors are Easton, Newtown, Oxford, Shelton, and Trumbull. The New York Times profiled Monroe in a February 2013 article called \"Living In Monroe, Conn.; a Friend, in Need and Deed.\""@en . "19479"^^ . "6.77e+07"^^ . . "6.81167e+07"^^ . . . "06468" . "-4" . "203" . . . "First Selectman"@en . "6.75987e+07"^^ . "-5" . "Town Council"@en . "Monroe, Connecticut"@en . "159.106"^^ . "500000.0"^^ .